Paper-holder



T. F. ZWILLING.

PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15. 1919.

1,378,753. Patented May 17,1921.

2 SHEETS-SH E ET W; {ma U maximum INVENTOR.

WITNESS:

40 ATTORNEY.

T. F. ZWILLING.

PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15. I919.

Patented May 17, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Z- INVENTOR.

- ATTORNEY.

WITNESS:

PATENT OFFICE.

" THEODORE r. zwILLIne, or urrnn SANDUSKY, onm;

PAIER-HOLDER.

Specification of was Patent.

Patented May 17, 1921.

Application filed September 15, 1919. Serial No. 324,016.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE F. ZWILLING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Upper Sandusky, in the county of Wyandot and Stateof-Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper holders and has for its object theprovision of a device whereby a large number of sheets of paper may besecurely clamped together for any desired purpose.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character whichis adjustable whereby to hold varying numbers of sheets.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this characterwhich will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly efficient inservice, durable in use, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device,

Fig. 2 is a plan view,

Fig. 3 is an end elevation,

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of one of the sliding clamping members, and

Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 designatesthe base of the device which is formed as a suitable board or the like.Rising from this base are spaced uprights 11 which have their outerfaces provided with notches 12. The paper A to be held is placed uponthis base 10 between the uprights 11.

The clamping member comprises a suitable board or plate 13 which isdisposed between the uprights 11 and which carries at its ends clampingmembers designated broadly by the numeral 14. Each clamping member 14comprises a plate 15 having formed thereon an arm 15 terminating in anattaching foot 15 screwed or otherwisesecured onto the board 13 and fromthis plate extends a preferably integral arm 16 which carries near oneend a lug 17 and in termediate its ends an ear 18. Associated with. thisarm 16 is an arm 19 which carries intermediate its ends an ear 20pivotally connected with the ear 18 and which is provided near oneextremity with a lug 21 opposite the lug 17. At its other end the arm 19carries a'jaw 22 provided with teeth engaging the notches 12, it beingunderstood that the adjacent or confronting face of the arm 16 slidablyengages against the inner face of the upright 11. A coil spring 23 isdisposed between the ends of the arms 16 and 19 and is engaged upon thelugs 17 and 21, for normally urging the jaw 22 into clamping engagementwith the upright.

In the operation of the device it will be seen that when the sheets ofpaper are disposed upon the base 10 and the plate or board 18 is moveddownwardly into clamping engagement therewith, this clamping engagementwill be maintained by virtue of the jaws 22 which engage within thenotches 12 in the upright. When it is desired to move the plate or board13 in either direction, it is merely necessary that the operator presstogether the outer ends of the arms 16 and 19, whereupon the jaws 22will be moved out of engagement with the jaws in the uprights so thatthe board or plate 13 may slide freely thereon. Another feature is thefact that the arms 16 and the jaws 22 carry guard members 24 and 25respectively which bear against the edges of the uprights 11 forpreventing dislocation of the parts.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that I have thus provided an extremely simple device whereby asmall orlarge number of sheets of paper or the like may be securelyclamped together, it being noted that the device is easily operable torelease the paper and that it will efiiciently perform all the functionsfor which it is intended.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the ining members carried by saidplate and engaging said uprights, each of said clamping membersincluding a vertically disposed plate portion bearing against the innerside of the upright and formed with an arm terminating in an attachingfoot secured to said first named plate, a lateral arm extending fromsaid clamping plate, and a springpressed plate pivoted upon said lastnamed arm and toothed for engagement with said notches.

2. A device of the character described comprising a supporting base, apair of spaced uprights rising therefrom and having their outer facesformed with notches, a plate disposed between and terminating short ofsaid uprights, and a pair of clamping members carried by said plate andengaging said uprights, each of said clamping members including avertically disposed 20 plate portion bearing against the inner side ofan upright and formed with an arm terminating in an attaching footsecured to said first named plate, a lateral arm extending from saidclamping plate, a spring-pressed plate pivoted upon said last named armand toothed for engagement with said notches, and a guard lug securedupon said second and last named plates and slidably engaging oppositeedges of an upright.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature.

THEODORE F. ZWILLING. V

